"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their twelfth studio album, Electric (2013). It was released on 1 September 2013 as the album's third single. The song is based on the 1982 instrumental "Chasing Sheep Is Best Left to Shepherds", a minimalist piece by Michael Nyman, which was initially based on a hook by Henry Purcell. The Guardian named "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" the fourth best track of the year, and Slant Magazine listed the song number 18 on its "25 Best Singles of 2013" list.